Hockey: Commercial Bank dominate Mercantile 7s Championship

Commercial Bank dominated the 40th Mercantile 7-a-Side Hockey Championship 2016, organised by the Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) at the P. Sara Stadium. 

Commercial Bank stickers fought all the way to win the ‘A’ and ’B’ Divisions against Hatton National Bank (HNB) ‘A’ and MAS Holdings in the respective finals. 

Earlier, in the Knockout Tournament too, Commercial Bank scored a resounding victory over HNB ‘A’ to clinch the ‘A’ Division Hatna Trophy, while HNB won the Singer Trophy in the ‘A’ Division League Tournament. 

Results of 7-A-Side Tournament 

‘A’ Division MHA Trophy: Winner – ComBank ‘A (2)’; Runner-up –HNB ‘A’ (1) 

‘B’ Division Singer Trophy: Winner – ComBank ‘B (2)’; Runner-up – MAS Holdings (1) (Winner was decided by ‘8 seconds goal scoring system’) 

‘C’ Division Lifebuoy Trophy: Winner – Nations Trust Bank (NTB) (2); Runner-up – Browns Group (0) 

‘D’ Division Edmund J. Cooray Trophy: Winner – Sampath Bank ‘B’ (1); Runner-up – HNB ‘B’ (0) 

‘E’ Division Ceylon Cold Stores Trophy: Winner – WSO2 (1); Runner-up – GlaxoSmithkline (0) 
Individual Awards 

Best Player: 
‘A’ Division – S. Sapugasgoda (ComBank ‘A’) 
‘B’ Division – Marlon De Alwis (ComBank ‘B’) 
‘C’ Division – S. Amarawansa (NTB) 
‘D’ Division – Pubudu Banduwardena (Sampath Bank ‘B’) 
‘E’ Division– Vijitha Ekanayake (WSO2) 
Best Goal Keeper: Awarded by Diluka Weerasooriya in memory of MHA Captain cum Goalkeeper, late Eshanka Jayasuriya – Winner: Amila Perera (HNB ‘A’) 
Fair Play Trophy: Dennis de Rozairo Fair Play Trophy – Winner: ComBank ‘A’ 

Results of League Tournament: 
‘A’ Division Singer Trophy: Winner – HNB; Runner-up- Sampath Bank PLC ‘A’
‘B’ Division Acuity Stock Broker Trophy: Winner– ComBank ‘B’, Runner-up – Janashakthi Insurance 
‘C’ Division Phoenix Trophy: Winner– NTB; Runner-up – Browns Group
Outstanding Player of the Year 2015, Hemaka Amarasuriya Trophy: Winner– M.M.D.M. Bandara (HNB) 

Knockout Tournament: 
‘A’ Division Hatna Trophy: Winner– ComBank ‘A’, Runner-up – HNB ‘A’ 
‘B’ Division MHA Trophy: Winner– Janashakthi Group, Runner-up – ComBank ‘B’
‘C’ Division Commercial Bank Trophy: Winner– Browns Group’ Runner-up – NTB